Cassandra burning her sister, Jane Austen's letters, has been avidly discussed among historians and is now dramatised in BBC ...

telling the story of Jane Austen's beloved elder sister Cassandra with Keeley Hawes in the lead role. Cassandra and Jane wrote hundreds of letters to each other throughout their lives, but after ...

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Keeley Hawes, who stars as Cassandra Austen in the BBC ... made clear and pushed feminism.” ‘Miss Austen‘ cast members, from left to right, Synnøve Karlsen (young Cassy Austen), Patsy Ferran (young ...

BBC One's Sunday night historical drama slot has been filled by Miss Austen, telling the story of Jane Austen's beloved elder sister Cassandra with Keeley Hawes in the lead role. Cassandra and ...

But exactly what happens in the final episode of Miss Austen and why does Cassandra end up burning Jane's letters? Read on to find out. The episode begins with Isabella telling Cassandra about her ...

Jane Austen (Patsy Ferran) is dead. Decades later, her spinster sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) discovers that Jane’s letters – in all their acerbic, revelatory glory – are about to fall ...

Jane Austen wrote reams of letters, but just 160 have survived. Most of the rest were destroyed by her older sister Cassandra, to whom Jane wrote almost every day when they were apart. It’s ...